I enjoyed it a bit (I read it two years ago, so I'm a bit hazy). The hypocrisy of the husband was a fun read, and I enjoyed the abandoning of the family9sadist that I am). The idea that the wife was sort of without purpose, and yet had exceeded expectations of her was all very interesting.
I saw an adaptation for modernt imes where the conclusion was ramped up: the wife shot the husband at the end. That ending ruined it for me, I prefer the original.
So you're going to kill a god. Sure. But what happens next?
Ibsen is a good writer, but I didn't like A Doll's House at all. I think maybe it would have been better if I could have seen it played out...It just didn't do much for me.
I recommend The Master Builder instead. I REALLY REALLY liked that one.
They call it night, they call it night, and I call it mine.
Personally, I think it's pretty amazing. As a feminist piece, it was wayyyyy ahead of its time, written by a man in a male-dominated society.
The coolest part is that said man in said male-dominated society saw Nora as a character that needed to develop, not as a woman who should adhere to societal norms.
Besides, her husband was a jerk. And she left him. That was cool.
"...I laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Sometimes I can stop laughing before people start edging away and talking about soothing drinks." - Lord Raould of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak
Well, I suppose he wasn't so much a jerk as a chauvanistic pig, but since chauvanistic pigs were so common in those days, he was pretty much normal.
(P. S. Please tell me why "chauvanistic" looks funny.)
"...I laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Sometimes I can stop laughing before people start edging away and talking about soothing drinks." - Lord Raould of Goldenlake and Malorie's Peak